Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-05-14

Proceedings of the board of county
commissioners at the adjourned session
of said board held on Monday and Tues
day, May 8 and 10. All the members
except Mr.. Barton being present.
Township assessors were present as
follows:
w. w. Flynn, Odessa,
Andrew Huseby, Stevens.
Christian Anderson, Minnewaukan.
A. j. Writ, Grand Harbor.
John J, Parry, DeGroat.
David Atkinson, Dry Lake.
Wilson Morse, Webster.
Hugh Calgan, Morris.
---, Cleveland.
9. A. Fluevog, Bergen.
q. II, Gesner, COulee.
Geo. Northrup, Creel.
The board gave the assessors their
books and blanks and instructions as to
their duties.
Application was made by John Henley
for refunding of taxes paid by him on
list of 1885 amounting to $4.60. On mo-
ton the board allowed the claim at 1915.
Application was made for the release
of Melissa Lavergne's lax Of 1883 so far
O'Brien, formerly belonging to said La
vergne,
On motion the request was referred to
District Attorney Morgan.
H.: NJ. Creel made application for a re-
funding order amounting to 1856 on
personal property tax of 1885, making
oath that the property "a threshing ma
chine) on which the tax was levied did
not belong to him at the time.
On motion of Mr.. Currter the order
was made, directing tho clerk to issue the
| order.
Mr., Mccormick asked to be excused
from voting.
H. NJ. Creel also asked the board to
direct the treasurer to erase from the list
the amount of $3.50 levied against his per.
sonal property in the year 1884, stating
that the notes OH which the levy was
made had no value, and that the former
board, of which he was a member, had
ordered the treasurer to allow this
amount, and to take the same from the
list, but for some reason he had failed to
make the change.
On motion of Mr.. Mccormick the mat.
ter was laid on the table.
The report of the committee appointed
to view the proposed highway, beginning
a 1.-THE south endo f Arnold avenue, Devils
Lake, and running to a point on the east
line between sections 7 and 18, township
1853. range Ga, intersect said bay, reported
that they had examined the proposed
highway, had caused a survey Of the
route selected and would recommend
that the prayer of the petitioners be
granted, as per the survey of the route
made, and attached to and made a part
Of this report.
a remonstrance was received to the
route selected by the committee, and ask.
ING the board to ignore the report, and
cause the road to be established along
the quarter section line through sections
8 and 9, township 1853, range Ga.
On motion of Mr.. Mccormick the board
constituted themselves a committee for
the purpose of viewing the proposed
road to Rock Island, and for this purpose
q recess was taken until 8 O'Clock.
Board reconvened at 8 p. M.
The road viewers report on the Rock
Island road was then taken up, and or
motion OF Mr.. Mccormick was rejected
On motion a new road committee was
appointed, consisting OF Commissioners
Lohnes, Mahood and Mccormick to ex'
anime and report upon the most practi.
cable route for q road to Rock island
under the Capt. Palmer petition, and
Monday, May %, at 10 a. M, at the Ben
ham house as the time when and the
place where said committee will meet fol
said purpose.
CHAs. \. CURR1ER,
Chairman of Board.
Attest: JOHN a. PERCIVAL. Clerk,